Speaking at the Skinnygirl Cocktails & Cycling event in NYC on Tuesday, she said:

"I'm really glad I came back. It was great. It was eerily great. I appreciated being myself, being honest and commenting on the things I think are ridiculous. [Having that] be my job is pretty awesome."

If we love anything about the reality star, it's her blunt commentary on everything!

Frankel said it was the excitement of her fans that took the pressure off of returning to the show, adding:

In a world that's increasingly worried about its figure, we'd expect Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl brand alcohol to continue blowing up!

With fewer calories than the full-powered alternatives, it sounds like a fab deal, right?? Well, according to new research for end-of-the-year trends, the company that owns Skinnygirl said sales were down 29 percent!

Skinnygirl Cocktails now has 20 products including vodka, wines, wines and pre-mixed margaritas. It also has less alcohol than its full-caloried competition!

For instance, Skinnygirl wines are only 10 percent alcohol by volume! The standard is usually 12 to 15 percent standard. Their vodkas are only 30 percent alcohol instead of 40 percent.

Our guess is that it's because the booze is trying to be something that it's not — to become a 'diet' alcohol, SOMETHING has to change! That's unlike another major low-cal brand TY KU, which is an all natural low calorie saki.

What goes into Skinnygirl's recipes is pretty much a mystery, with Skinnygirl brand director Megan Frank giving very few details and just that:

We wouldn't want to meet the wrath of any of those ladiez after seeing how they can throw down at a dinner party!

But it seems Bethenny Frankel's talk show staff isn't safe from having a glass of Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio tossed on them because of some bad press she's been getting.

After stories came out about her talk show struggling with ratings and her failed attempt at getting her former fellow Housewives on her show, Bethenny wasn't having it as an insider revealed:

"Bethenny was seeing red and accused her staff of leaking the stories to the press. It’s not a very happy place to work these days. After all of the hard work Bethenny’s staff has done to make the show a hit, she accuses them of going this route. These are very respected professionals that have worked in the business a very long time, unlike Bethenny. She has vowed to find out who the leak is, and has even threatened legal action if she can prove one of her people betrayed her and went public."

We really think the Skinnygirl queen should just take away their margarita privileges.